Category: Books – Textbooks
Farny illustrated various text books, including the McGuffey Eclectic Readers, the T W Harvey Readers, geography books, and history books.
1875: First Lessons in the English Language
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. added another text book to their growing portfolio, this one by Thomas W. Harvey titled First Lessons in the English Language. Farny illustrated at…
1875: The Fifth Reader by T. W. Harvey
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. published a new series of five readers by T. W. Harvey. I cannot find examples of the first three books, but The Fifth Reader…
1875: The Fourth Reader by Harvey
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. published a new series of five readers by T. W. Harvey. I cannot find examples of the first three books, but The Fourth Reader…
1890: New Eclectic History of the US
Mary Elise Thalheimer wrote the New Eclectic History of the United States, to which Farny contributed some illustrations. The originals of some of these are located at the Syracuse University…
1884: Eclectic Primary History of the U.S.
In 1884, Van Antwerp, Bragg and Company published a text book called Eclectic Primary History of the United States that contained eighteen illustrations by Farny. The following are images taken…
1887: “The House I Live In” Illustrations
Eli F. Brown included at least ten illustrations of Farny’s in this book written for children on the harms of alcohol and tobacco. An advocate of both vices, one wonders…
1881 McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer
The McGuffey Eclectic Primer wasn’t published until 1881, two years after most of the others were updated and published. Again, it’s likely Farny designed the cover, but I can’t locate…
1879: McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book
Here’s another Eclectic Series book that Farny had a hand in designing, the McGuffey Eclectic Spelling Book. I can’t find a good enough cover pic to locate his Symbol signature,…
1878: “An Elementary Geology” Illustrations
In 1878, Author Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews authored a text book on geology titled: An Elementary Geology: Designed Especially for the Interior States. Given Van Antwerp, Bragg & Company was the…
1883: The Eclectic Series Elementary Geography
Farny’s design of Eclectic Series books included more than just illustrating images. In this book, thanks to the foresight of the American Book Company and the archives at Syracuse University,…
1880: McGuffey’s Sixth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Fourth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. The McGuffey Eclectic…
1875-02: “Illustrations for Harvey Readers
In late February, 1875, Farny traveled east to NY and Philadelphia. While traveling, The Buffalo Commercial reported that Farny, Thomas Moran, and others had furnished drawings for the new McGuffey…
1874: “Dramas and Dramatic Scenes” Textbook
In 1874 Dr. William Henry Venable and Henry Farny teamed up to create a new textbook, Dramas and Dramatic Scenes, aimed at aspiring actors and dramatists. Given Farny became a…
1881: “A School Geography, Ohio Edition #3” Sketches
These illustrations were photographed from the 1881 (3rd) edition of A School Geography, Ohio Edition, which was part of The Eclectic Series of Geography. It was the third printing of…
1874: “The Amateur Actor” Sketches
In 1874, Henry Farny and Dr. William Venable worked together again, producing The Amateur Actor textbook. Farny created at least ten pieces for the book. The images appear on the…
1873: “The School Stage” sketches
In 1873, Dr. William Venable again published a book that included Farny images, this time six-signed ones. Titled The School Stage, the scanned book shows only six images with Farny’s…
1886: “Eclectic Language Lessons” Sketches
Farny illustrated multiple images for this Eclectic series text book titled Language lessons. The follow images appeared on the following pages, found on this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn1euq&seq=1 Pre-Title Page: Cows in…
1872: “A School History of the United States” Sketches
Published in 1872, A School History of the United States appears to be the first collaboration between Dr. William Venable and Henry Farny. The last was in the early 1900s….